Thursday, April 28, 2011

Supreme Court Hears Final Oral Argument

The United States Supreme Court heard its final oral argument of the current Term yesterday. The case, Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan, raises the question whether public officials have any First Amendment protection for the votes they cast. Through today the Court has issued 39 opinions this Term. As is often the case, many of the major cases of the Term will be decided in May and June.

Note: Because of other commitments, including a series of deadlines for appellate briefs, I had to put Full Court Pass on the back burner for two months. I thank readers for their inquiries and concerns. I also was just informed that I have been selected a "Super Lawyer" for appeals in 2011, an accolade my peers have accorded me since 2006. I appreciate the honor.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Norman A. Olch, one of New York's leading appellate lawyers, has successfully argued numerous civil and criminal cases in the state and federal courts. From 2003 to 2006 he was Chair of the Appellate Courts Committee of the New York State Bar Association, and he sits on the Executive Committee of the American Bar Association's Council of Appellate Lawyers. His peers have selected him a New York "Super Lawyer" for appeals in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. He is co-author of the New York State chapter in the American Bar Association's 2-volume Appellate Practice Compendium (2012)which covers appellate practice in the United States Supreme Court, in all of the federal courts of appeal, and in each of the fifty states.